Captain's Log

Report #37-25652

The life form that controls other life forms on the planet is an ape prototype. This specific ape has developed oral communication with other like apes. The crew has affectionately named the creatures Gabby Gorillas. There are approximately 7 billion living Gabbys on the planet. They aren't the most populous creature on the planet by any stretch.

There are other ape creatures on the planet but they broke from the evolutionary chain of the Gabby about five million years ago. The Gabby began to look like the modern day Gabby about 200,000 years ago and within the last 50,000 years they haven't changed too much in their behavioral traits. The Gabby still look a lot like their other ape relatives but they have less hair and an upright posture. One particular point of interest is the fact many of the Gabby (almost all except for the ones that actually study their origins) deny any kinship with the other apes. It's a complicated phenomenon that will be addressed in later reports. Needless to say, this has created a bit of comic relief to the crew.

At some point the Gabby developed language. We have searched the databases on the planet and can not locate an exact moment this occurred. Most Gabbys don't spend any time thinking about this feature, no more than a bird thinks about why it can fly. However, there are some very intelligent Gabby that are trained in this topic and even they can't come to agreement on the timing of this skill. The range varies anywhere between 2.5 million years to as recently as 100,000 years when it comes to the possible date of language acquisition. It appears language was developed, or at least the groundwork was laid, when the intelligent ape, the Gabby, began to understand the concept of shared intentionality. When they began to cooperate with each other to achieve shared goals their brains began to grow. The area of the Gabby brain where language is located is in later evolved parts of the brain that aren't shared with other animals on the planet.

It wasn't until just a few thousand years ago that Gabby learned how to domesticate plants and animals and learn the trait of agriculture. Once this was discovered the population of the Gabby grew exponentially. Their population grew from the thousands to the millions and then recently into the billions. They went from the middle of the food chain to the top in a very short time. Gabbys don't appear to be naturally hostile to one another but they do kill their own from time to time for a variety of reasons (mostly perceived threats of some type). For the most part they agree to work together and live in communities with one another.

The Gabby live all over their planet. Even though they have the technology to communicate with Gabbys from all over their world, they mostly chose to interact with Gabbys in their surrounding environment. They have created imaginary lines they have agreed upon that define their tribes. These boundaries are mostly based on the formation of the rocks on their planet that float on water. Based on the birth place of the Gabby (with very rare exceptions) the tribe is determined. From time to time the Gabby factions will go to battle with one another. However, they usually stop fighting before the losing tribe is made extinct and they often negotiate during times of war. It's very hard to locate times of total harmony, without some type of tribal conflict occurring, in the history of the Gabby. Remarkably, they still maintain a sense of direction and have managed to somehow overcome this trait and generally work together on most shared intentions.

More detailed reports to follow on specific topics in the near future.

The Electoral College Is For Snobs

In the 2008 Presidential election Barack Obama received about 69 and a half million popular votes (roughly 53%). John McCain received nearly 60 million popular votes (roughly 46%). The tally for the electoral college was Obama 365 and McCain 173. No one considered it a very close race.

The election of 2012 seems very close. The country is divided nearly down the middle when it comes to popular votes. If you take the average of the most respected polls it appears Obama is coming in at 51% and Romney at 48% when it comes to the popular tally.

If we look at the electoral map of 2012 we can start by locking up all but about 8 to 10 states. These states are known as the "swing states". Michigan and Pennsylvania make up two of the ten swing states and it appears Obama has pretty much solidified those states as of now. That really leaves only about eight states where the election will be decided. These states are Nevada, Colorado, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio, New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida. Even though North Carolina is still considered a "toss up", it appears Romney is probably going to carry it. That leaves us now with seven states that will actually decide the election.

If we examine the electoral map considering only seven states aren't decided yet then the tally begins with Obama at 237 and Romney at 206 electoral votes. The magic number is 270 electoral votes to win the presidency. Obama is currently leading in all seven of the remaining "swing states". If Obama manages to carry Florida again (something easier said than done but he is currently leading in the state) that puts him at 266 electoral votes. It would be all but over at that point. If Obama happens to win Ohio, worth 18 votes, that would place him at 255 electoral votes. It would be hard for Romney to win the necessary states at that point, but not impossible. If Romney manages to win Ohio and Florida but no other states he would lose to Obama 285 to 253 in the electoral tally. If Romney was to sweep all of the swing states he would win 301 to 237. If Obama was to sweep all of the swing states he would win 328 to 206. I mention this again, Obama currently leads in all seven swing states.

I authored a piece right before the conventions and mentioned the whirlwind of politics that we are going to encounter prior to November 6th. We're still eight weeks out and it seems like a major news story breaks every day. It is certainly a possibility that something catastrophic could happen that could sink the Obama campaign, however, this doesn't seem very likely. What seems more likely, at least if we judge by the last couple of weeks, is Romney will continue to struggle and Obama will hone in on his message aimed at the people who will decide this election.

Another facet to consider is the internal war that is taking place within the Republican Party. If it becomes obvious that Obama is going to win the election then it won't surprise me at all to see some of the remaining moderate Republicans start to position themselves for the 2016 race. As soon as some in the party start to distance themselves from this election then the greater the chance some of the swing states will simply vote for the apparent winner. After all, no one likes to vote for a loser. The possibility of Romney winning in a landslide is practically nil. The probability of Obama winning in a landslide is a lot higher, even if he wins by less than he did in 2008. If Romney loses the electoral vote by triple digits that isn't going to be considered a close race by history.

I am not trying to spin this to my liking; I'm simply making observations about political polling numbers. What really jumps out at me is the amount of people that have no understanding of the electoral college at any level. The same people that loved the idea of the electoral college when W. Bush beat Gore will hate it if Romney gets spanked. I've been watching in anticipation to see when some of the smarter Republicans are going to see the writing on the wall when it comes to this election. Perhaps two months out is too much to expect but I think I can safely assume some of them will make themselves known after the debates are settled.

The only chance Romney has of winning this election is some gigantic event that rocks the citizenry and shakes their trust in Obama or some miracle turn around in campaign strategy when it comes to the swing states. Barring any of that I can seriously see Obama winning this election quite handily, at least as far as the electoral college is concerned. When some Republicans start to see things the way I see them then this thing could get really interesting.

I don't author this simply so I can say "I told you so" (even though I certainly will) when Obama wins. I write this to paint a clearer picture for those that don't get all of the intricacies and nuance of a general election. I write this to gain credibility for future conversations about similar topics. I write this to demonstrate how completely clueless some on the right happen to be when they truly believe their candidate is going to win. If it turns out I'm wrong then I'll be the first to admit it.

Living Life In Peace

Imagine you were born in another part of the world, a part of the world that practiced a different religion than Christianity. More than likely you would believe in all of the same things these people believe in. Since it's easy to imagine what you would think if you were a Christian and people posted anti-Muslim photos, I thought it would be a good exercise to put the shoe on the other foot.

What would you think if you had been raised to think Christians were evil and saw these photos?

Are You Gonna Go My Way?

I happened to be in need of gas in the very early morning hours a few days ago. It was somewhere between four and five a.m. and it was still dark outside. As I approached the intersection I became confused by the lone car stopped at the light in the opposite direction.

This intersection is souped up; it has a minimum of one lane designated for left turns in every direction. I planned on going straight through the intersection and then turning left into the gas station on the corner. However, it became apparent the car across the street was in the lane I was headed toward. It was stopped at the light but it was facing my direction and it was in the wrong lane, my lane.

It's funny how quick you can actually assess a situation when need be. Time seemed to slow down, way down, as I weighed all my options. My biggest fear was the other driver was intoxicated and my trying to predict their next move seemed risky. I decided I would turn left and enter the gas station from a different direction. I waited in the left turn lane for my light to turn green. The car across the street waited in the wrong lane for its light to turn green. I just wasn't sure which direction the car intended on going.

My light switched and I eased out, waiting to see what the other car was going to do. The car didn't move and I punched it and cleared the intersection with no incident. I pulled into the gas station and was now fairly close to the mystery vehicle. It was dark but I could make out the driver was a young, at least younger than me, woman. She just sat and stared at the light. I filled up my tank with gas, an event that took several minutes. The woman was still waiting at the light when I was tightening the cap on my tank and preparing to leave the station.

I now began to wonder what I was going to do. The easiest and way more convenient way to head home was to turn left at the intersection the woman was waiting in. It all seemed pretty harmless, as far as her being intoxicated, at this point. I had decided she was simply confused and was in the wrong lane. My only real apprehension was pulling up to her, in the correct turn lane, and then having another vehicle enter the intersection and want to get through in our direction. I hadn't made up my mind if I was just going to drive up next to her, mostly for entertainment purposes at this point, or play it safe and exit the other direction and drive a block out of the way simply to play it safe. As I pondered my new options I noticed the mystery vehicle was going in reverse. The woman backed up a few feet and then switched over two lanes to turn right at the light. I pulled out, the way I originally intended, and stopped at the light that had the baffled the woman. When my left turn light turned green I pulled out and noticed the mystery vehicle heading to the intersection after she had gone down the extra block and made the first available U-turn.

It seems pretty safe to assume the lady simply got confused and didn't realize she was in the wrong lane, thus never triggering the signal. However, that's not her reality at all. In her mind that light doesn't work. She's sure of it. She has proof of it. She has firsthand knowledge of it. If she's anything like most of us she'll probably tell others about the broken left turn light at that intersection. And if her friends are like most of our friends then they'll probably razz her for not running the light when it was discovered it was malfunctioning. She and I shared a close proximity in time/space on that morning and our experience and understanding of that moment are certainly not the same. Our realities, as it pertains to that specific incident, are different.

For that woman the "truth" about reality is entirely different than my "truth" about reality. For as long as we both live and for as long as we recollect that moment, that reality will remain two different "truths" to each of us (and now the people we've shared this story with). Our senses fool us all of the time, yet we still value our own personal experiences more than any other. Seeing is believing. There is no deeper message; it was mostly just a story with a simple observation.

A Simple Plan

I'm not a fan of the two party system we have in America. It's an impossible formula if we truly aim to have representation for the average citizen. However, as long we continue with this system then we have to do the best with what we have.

When the popular vote is tallied up after the presidential election in November I suspect it will be fairly close. When the electoral votes are tallied up I suspect, barring some unforeseen circumstance, Obama will win quite handily. His campaign strategy is incredibly solid and he's winning in the majority, if not all, of the key swing states.

I mention this not really to praise Obama and his team, but to encourage you to consider what could happen if this particular candidate (Obama) wasn't so skilled. It would be nice to believe the American people would just choose the "best" candidate in the long run but I think that's wishful thinking and dangerous. They are going to choose Obama again because he understood very well how to resonate with the people he needed to connect to in the states where it mattered the most. Even though I praised the Romney team every step of the way through the tumultuous (four u's in that word) primary season, I've been amazed how poorly his team has lead him in the general election. I'm assuming their strategy ended up being "let's just totally rally our base and pray they turn out in enough numbers to win" and that seems a huge mistake to me. Independents decide presidential elections. Throw in the fact that independents are a growing group and it seems foolish to completely ignore them.

Consider what reality would be like if the talented people that call the shots for the Obama team were in control of the Romney team and the morons that head the Romney campaign were leading the Obama team (Socrates would argue this just isn't a possibility but appease me). In a little less than two months time the leadership of this great nation could be in the hands of some very scary people. People that deny facts, cast shadows, and point blank lie without batting an eye could have the power to drag us right back to the dark ages in this alternate reality. And even if it doesn't happen this year, are you cool with it happening four years from now? Are you willing to roll the dice and just hope the best campaign team gets the job done for the "good guys"? I'm not.

If we're going to have a two party system then we all should feel obligated to make those two parties the best they can be, regardless of our particular political persuasion. Since my tenure on the social media scene I've been labeled a RINO, a liberal, an Obama lover, confused, and much worse because those on the right hate the fact that I "only pick on them". I expose the tactics and the attitude of those on the fringe right because they have made it impossible for this two party system to have even a slight chance of working for us. I agree with more policies of those on the right than I do of those on the left. However, the fringe right that has hijacked the GOP makes it impossible for me to align with them. They're embarrassing and they're foolish. An alarming amount of them still believe our President was born in Kenya, they deny climate change, they sign pledges to never raise taxes prior to taking their oath to uphold the Constitution, they deny science when it works against them, they don't understand national energy policies, they are willing to accept lies if they are things they want to hear. I don't mention these things to simply hate on this reality; I harp on them so we can make reality better.

We all have our own style. My style is to get your attention and hope enough of you will sustain interest in the message. And to be very honest with you, the group of people that I have attracted is very humbling to me. My plan all along (and I've mentioned this before) was to slowly collect an army of intelligent people to impact the world in the most positive way possible. If all of these solid people are simply willingly to share their ideas and bounce them off of one another then how could that not influence others in a meaningful way?

I'm the first to admit I have very few answers on how to fix some of our real problems. However, I feel fairly confident in my abilities to comprehend how we tick and how we must tick in order to achieve great things together. I'm under no delusion that I will change the mind of those that have no interest in having their minds changed, but I'm hopeful that enough of you will find a way to use your style to impact others for the better.

The latest political story to emerge upon us was Romney's blunder about attacking Obama prematurely and unnecessarily in regard to the death of a US Ambassador in Egypt. Romney was just wrong at so many levels. What became very obvious was those who were too ignorant to even understand the grave error committed by the GOP candidate. I'm sure we already all knew who those people were but they felt obligated to confirm it once again by posting idiotic, uninformed, and childish comments on social mediums. Those people are trying to influence others when they make those posts. It might seem polite and convenient to ignore those posts but it also seems a tad dangerous.

I find it very encouraging that many conservative voices came out and condemned Romney's error. Again, not because I relish mistakes by Republicans, it's because I know we don't stand a chance if we don't acknowledge our mistakes and try to learn from them. This is one of the first times, if not the only one, where the main stream Republicans have stepped up and confronted their Tea Party hijackers.

The Washington Post, winner of tons of Pulitzer Prizes and political insider newspaper, stated this move by Romney "discredited" his campaign. Peggy Noonan, a total right wing journalist, author, and speech writer for Reagan, spoke negatively on Fox News about Romney's comments. John Sununu even thought Romney "should have waited" to say anything. Peter King of all people came down against Romney.

We can sit back and cross our fingers and hope the Republicans extinguish their pesky little fringe fire or we can help those on the right battle the flames before the entire country goes up in smoke. I authored a piece a couple weeks back predicting the whirlwind of political stories and events that will bombard us in the next few weeks. I suspect there will be plenty more opportunities for those on the right to step up and try to gain credibility on the sanity front over the next two months. We must find a way to make it acceptable and comfortable for those on the right who are willing to call out their own. We have to get back on solid footing where we agree to see reality for what it is and then compromise through our different approaches to making life better.

More Potpourri

Whenever I park anywhere I always park (if at all possible) in a spot that reduces the likelihood of getting my vehicle dinged in any way. In a lot of parking places you find your vehicle vulnerable in three places: the left and right sides and the front. If I can park a little further away but feel safe about cutting my percentages by a third or even two thirds of getting banged up by something else then it's totally worth it to me. And it's not even because I'm that much of a freak about my vehicle; it's simply an obsession with me mentally because it just makes so much sense. I'm weird like that. Even if you don't do it to the level I do, you still do it to some degree when you opt to not park next to some torn up old clunker.

I'm not a huge fan of fast food. It's not that I'm a health freak or anything (isn't that obvious?), it's just I really like food and fast food doesn't taste that good to me. In fact, the older I get the more and more I find it kind of creepy. Anyway, I discovered Del Taco's Del Carbon tacos. Wow! Very tasty and authentic.

Usually the title of the particular piece I've authored is kind of an inside joke with myself. This one isn't.

I work with this guy that was talking about his latest adventure to a third world country. This dude is a few years older than me (which is pretty rare where I work) and I really dig him. He's kind of a modern day hippie like myself except it's way more obvious on him. He's had a real job and worked hard for a living and he understands how easy and good he has it in his current employment and he rolls with the punches with the best of them because of this attitude. He's super friendly and likable and when he's telling these outrageous stories about his journeys in these various countries you know he's telling the truth because that's how he really lives life. When he was done with an incredible story I said, "Man, I think I would be afraid to be in a third world country in this day and time." He replied with, "Yeah, fear makes a lot of people do a lot of different things." I really think I would now be totally willing to go to a third world country simply by grasping exactly what he was saying. I mean, I already understand that idea very well and point it out in others all of the time, but in this case my shadow got the best of me. Some one plan a trip.

The NFL replacement referees are lower division college refs, officials in smaller arena leagues, and one of them actually reffed in the Lingerie League. Seems wild to me that a business, the NFL, that makes billions can't find a way to hammer out some agreement just to avoid damaging their own business. But what do I know?

I don't think randomness exists in the universe. Einstein said, "God does not play dice with the universe." Things do exactly what they were supposed to do. There is no magical realm of randomness that comes into play. There is only one possible outcome to any set of events. We can predict the likelihood of that one outcome, but it's not random at all. We just don't know all of the millions of pieces of information that would be required to know that one outcome in advance in most situations.

I love when it starts getting dark earlier. It makes the entire 24 hour day seem longer to me.

After I officially went "over the hill" I began to notice signs of my age. My eyesight, which was always very good, is starting to fade. I can't focus in on things as quickly as I once could. My muscles get tight and cramp way more often than when I was younger. But the one thing that bothers me the most is the sensor mechanism  decline of the thing that tells me I need to pee. I used to be able to feel one coming on, but not anymore. I can be doing anything and all is good and then two seconds later I have to pee my pants and sprint to the bathroom. I hate that.

I feel more in synch with my role in the universe than any other point in my life.

Most of the time I ferment an idea for a blog piece for several weeks. Many of the ideas just don't develop and don't make the cut. When I write pieces it feels more like a chore than an enjoyable experience. I feel a duty to author them.

I think one area that will drastically change in the next few years is advertising. The model being used now has been in existence for a long time and the data collected isn't nearly as relevant as it used to be. Technology has made it possible for people to avoid almost all types of advertisement wherever it may try to intrude. Advertising tries to force information onto people. However, I think in the future advertisement will find a way to draw people in.

This last month Democrats donated 100 plus million to the Obama campaign and Republicans donated 100 plus million to the Romney campaign. Are we really that broke if we're donating that much money in a month for the "lesser of two evils"?

It's believed dolphins were a dog type animal that ended up going back into the ocean.

I'm honestly better off than I was four years ago. However, I hate that we are so shallow that this is how we judge our reality. We are a strange creature.

It's Time To Feel What's Real

For the longest time I would identify myself as a disgruntled Republican, even after I changed to independent status four years ago. I think I did this to gain credibility with those on the right when discussing politics. I assumed they would care how they lost my vote in 2008 and would be curious as to how to get it back. I was wrong.

I don't know why it took this long for me to completely break ties with the GOP, loyalty I suppose, but that time has finally arrived. I watched both conventions and all of the major speeches. I can quite comfortably say I found myself disappointed with the Republicans and their convention and was truly surprised how much I enjoyed the message the Obama team was delivering once again. Hope and a better future is a message that resonates with me more than doom and gloom.

I will never be a Democrat. For that matter, I will never be a member of any two party system in the future. It's impossible to have two parties represent the views of 300 plus million people, especially a community that boasts of being a melting pot. We have been jammed into seeing every single issue as black or white and the two parties have defined themselves on every wedge issue available. It's an impossible formula and one that I won't participate in any more.

However, I will still continue to vote even if I don't like the system. Since I have to vote I take my role as an independent seriously. I believe I have libertarian beliefs. I think I should be left alone if I leave others alone. I believe less government is probably better. However, I think I break ranks from most libertarians because I'm cool with deeming things like health care and science and education as part of our infrastructure. I don't view my taxes going to pay for these endeavors as an infringement upon my personal property (money) like most libertarians. For as long as I've been around the people that had libertarian views pretty much sided with the Republican Party because the GOP did seem to represent less government.

Libertarian views being associated with the "right" is a relatively American thing. In most parts of the world the libertarians side on the far left. Since the Republicans aren't really protectors of the Constitution any longer I don't see why people with libertarian views seem so locked into voting for the GOP candidate. The current President hasn't trampled the Constitution as much (notice the as much) as the last Republican President. And at best they could only be considered equals in regard to how they uphold the Constitution, in no way is Obama any more left than Bush was during his eight years. Obama is a very moderate President and he's relied heavily on using old Republican policies to try to get things enacted. The Republicans just won't work with him in any way, even when Republicans drafted the legislation.

Obama is far from perfect when it comes to obeying the Constitution. He's allowed the Patriot Act to continue to be law, that's not a good thing in my libertarian mind. He killed an American without a trial, a first (that we know of) in our nation's history; that doesn't go well with the libertarian in me. He totally botched the health care act every step of the way and was fortunate Chief Justice Roberts manned up. This treatment of the health care system, even though I do support universal health care, where private industry is still allowed to profit and has government intervention kind of irks my libertarian conscience.

Having stated all of that, he's still the best thing going. He promises hope and a positive future. He makes sense and seems like a very intelligent person. He's respected around the world. He is the epitome of the American dream. I trust him. He's made solid decisions, even when I didn't agree with them at the time. He's calm and calculated. He's everything we need at the current time. He has ideas that are fresh and not failed policies of the past. He wins every demographic in the country expect older white dudes.

If the Republican Party wants to label me a RINO and ban me from their coup, so be it. If they aren't smart enough to know they need people like me to return to voting for their party to have a chance of winning the general election, oh well. Until that day I will educate myself on the issues, I will stay informed and knowledgeable on important topics, and I will vote for the best direction for the country based on this formula. There is no doubt in my mind Barack Obama is a far better selection than Mitt Romney and his doom and gloom message that is based on paranoia and lies.

That Wasn't My Chair After All

I have decided I will take a new approach in regard to how I communicate my thoughts. Instead of encouraging compromise and a search for common ground, I've decided to adopt a new tactic. Instead of being a one trick pony and presenting you with a clever little story as a hook and then shifting to the deeper message, I've opted for a simpler scheme. Here goes...

You think that every other news outlet in the nation is lame. You have the audacity to believe the one and only network you watch is the sole proprietor of "fair and balanced" news. Go fuck yourself.

The OVERWHELMING amount of scientists believe climate change, specifically our hand in it, is a legitimate cause for concern. You believe "the jury is still out" on this one. Go fuck yourself.

The Bush Administration conducted an investigation into national voter fraud and discovered there are more people that have been struck by lighting twice than voter fraud occurrences. You have gone out the last three and a half years and changed voter registration laws all across the land to make it harder for minorities to vote under the guise of patriotism. Go fuck yourself.

We have American soldiers involved in a war and dying in large numbers and you don't talk about it at all for three straight days at your convention. The only person that even said the word Afghanistan was Clint Eastwood. Go fuck yourself.

You don't support the bipartisan Simpson-Bowles recommendation when you are a member of Congress and then you attack the President for not supporting the exact same recommendation when you are running for Vice President. Go fuck yourself.

You nominate Paul Ryan because of his serious economic approach and have totally backed his plan every step of the way and now you say you don't support the Ryan Plan and have your own plan that you have never revealed. Go fuck yourself.

Your father set an amazing precedent by releasing twelve years of tax returns based on the idea that others can't truly know you unless you expose your deeds. He was proud to open up his history and show how he made money and how he spent it in very generous ways. You take your money and hide it in offshore accounts, hardly release any of your tax returns, and then ask us to "trust you" that you didn't pay less than 13% for the past decade. Go fuck yourself.

You think we're so stupid that you can tell us you bought a three pack of shirts at Costco and we're going to believe you're one of us. Who buys three packs of shirts at Costco? Go fuck yourself.

You think if a woman is "legitimately" raped that her body will not become impregnated because you "heard it". Even if this magical ability happens to fail and the woman does become impregnated then you believe you know what's best for her. Go fuck yourself.

You bought a house you knew you couldn't afford. You were a contributor to the crash of the housing market. You think poor people are the reason our country faces financial difficulties. Go fuck yourself.

You say you are conservative but you want to amend the Constitution over and over again to suit your needs. Go fuck yourself.

Your Republican appointed Supreme Court Chief Justice took his role very seriously and applied common sense to help bridge the divide by pointing out that the legislation was worded wrong but was, in fact, legal. He thought about the legacy of the Court and his special obligation as the Chief Justice and removed himself from the current predictable decisions that have solely been decided by party affiliation. He wanted the Court to be better than that and understood his duty as a sworn servant to uphold the laws of the land. You threw him under the bus the second he ruled against your personal wishes. Go fuck yourself.

You make fun of people that voted for Obama by saying they were "starstruck" and fell for all of the "Hollywood" he brings to the table. You are the only group that has ever voted in an actor to the highest office in the land. You also voted in an actor to be a Senator in Fred Thompson. You voted in an actor, for the second time, to be governor of California with Arnold. When Donald Trump was pretending to run for President you placed him at the top of the polls as your favorite. You paraded a movie star at your convention and was the last figure to speak before Mitt Romney. Go fuck yourself.

Every other first world country on the planet has some form of universal health care and you think they all have it wrong. Go fuck yourself.

You are so afraid your children might learn something you don't want them to learn or they might learn how to think for themselves that you incorrectly talk about how school has changed and make believe crime is rampant on the public school campuses so you can home school them and indoctrinate them without any interference. Go fuck yourself.

The United States has always lead the world in science. We have fought hard to have the brightest minds in this field and battled other countries to win space races to simply demonstrate our ability in this area. Now 20 European countries all chip in and fund the greatest laboratory for science experiments in the history of man. Several other countries have "associate" status beyond the 20 original countries and contribute to the cause. Beyond that there are three countries that are applying to become a member of this group that is interested in science and exploring the nature of the universe. The United States is below that categorized as an "observer" country. You think science and faith are on equal footing and battle to teach fairy tales on equal ground with science in public schools. Go fuck yourself.

You make so much money that you believe once you have made money and paid taxes on it that you have some right to continue to make money with that money and never pay taxes on that income revenue ever again. Go fuck yourself.

You believe if you inherit money that you shouldn't pay taxes on it while simultaneously believing the problem with the country is poor people don't pay enough taxes. Go fuck yourself.

You "leaked" thousands of gallons of oil for weeks at a time into the ocean. You didn't have the ability to fix it in a timely manner because you bought off the people that regulate and set the safety standards for the industry. Meanwhile, countless amounts of animal life suffered and died senselessly because of your greed. People's livelihood in the gulf states was destroyed because of your actions. You spend millions on commercials to tell us how good you were and then still turned amazing profits at the end of such a tragic year. Go fuck yourself. 

You know people are stupid and you purposely feed on that ignorance and pump them full of shit, leading them to believe things that are against their best interest, all simply for your own benefit. You make billions and control everything but that isn't enough for you. You spend millions on lobbyists and make sure the laws work for you and then you spend millions more to produce propaganda and PR campaigns to confuse people that don't have the ability to grasp the deeper concepts. Go fuck yourself.

You brought out Clint Eastwood at your convention and he doesn't stand for anything you believe in. He believes in gay marriage, lawyers (Romney graduated from law school) shouldn't be President, we should end the war in Afghanistan, the auto bailouts were a good idea and a success. None of this is in alignment with the platform you claim to support. The only thing he said that you even liked was he implied the term "go fuck yourself". Go fuck yourself.